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that_o the_o persian_n which_o have_v sustain_v great_a labour_n and_o undertake_v great_a danger_n can_v not_o suffer_v a_o base_a and_o a_o unknown_a man_n not_o only_o to_o be_v make_v a_o companion_n unto_o they_o but_o also_o to_o be_v set_v over_o they_o as_o a_o superior_a their_o envy_n therefore_o seem_v to_o have_v some_o ground_n or_o at_o the_o least_o some_o colour_n but_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o worthy_a to_o be_v condemn_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v so_o be_v addict_v to_o his_o own_o commodity_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o regard_v the_o common_a profit_n for_o who_o so_o ever_o desire_v authority_n and_o do_v therein_o regard_v his_o own_o profit_n only_o and_o not_o the_o common_a commodity_n of_o the_o people_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v covetous_a a_o briber_n cruel_a &_o unfaithful_a &_o do_v nothing_o less_o than_o his_o office_n see_v then_o that_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o kingdom_n envy_n daniel_n they_o bewray_v their_o wickedness_n thereby_o that_o they_o 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thou_o will_v be_v our_o deliverer_n howsoever_o it_o be_v whether_o we_o do_v live_v or_o die_v that_o yet_o we_o remain_v in_o steadfast_a faith_n and_o confession_n of_o thy_o name_n may_v be_v bless_v while_o we_o be_v gather_v in_o the_o end_n into_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n which_o thou_o have_v purchase_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o thou_o only_o beget_v son_n amen_o we_o have_v see_v before_o how_o the_o enemy_n of_o daniel_n which_o have_v wicked_o &_o cruel_o accuse_v he_o through_o envy_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n be_v tear_v in_o piece_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n whereby_o the_o miracle_n do_v more_o manifest_o appear_v as_o we_o have_v say_v now_o therefore_o let_v we_o learn_v again_o that_o the_o lion_n be_v so_o govern_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n that_o they_o do_v not_o exercise_v their_o cruelty_n every_o where_o nor_o against_o all_o man_n but_o when_o god_n arm_v they_o for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 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